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Obesity adds to global warming, study finds

Because thinner people eat less and are more likely to walk than rely on cars, a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture, Edwards said.

Fans rain criticism down on Radiohead

This is your save the Earth tour ... and yet you play in the middle of nowhere with no public transportation leading there. You owe us!” And from another, “If you gave even one tiny llama turd about environmental impact, you would never have ...

World’s hardest-to-reach vacation spots

Even the ancient Greeks knew that the world is round — but they probably couldn't have imagined just how hard it is to get to some of its most remote spots. Despite modern transportation methods, it still takes days — sometimes weeks — to get ...

Private body piercings raising public alarm

In March, a 37-year-old woman flying from Lubbock to Dallas, Texas, triggered a hand-held wand with her nipple jewelry and was forced to remove the piercing with pliers before the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would allow her to board ...

Gas price to hit Memorial Day travel

Another 1.8 million will travel via train, bus or other type of transportation. At the pump, the national average price of a gallon of regular gas rose 1.8 cents overnight to a $3.776, according to a survey of stations by AAA and the Oil Price ...

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Innovative Transportation Technologies

» Advanced Transit Association - ATRA promotes developing technologies such as Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), identifies problems and ways advanced systems can help solve them. Descriptions, studies (download, paper), videos, PRT Model Project, calendar, links.
» The ADVISORS project - Action for advanced Driver assistance and Vehicle control systems Implementation, Standardisation, Optimum use of the Road network and Safety. Includes project description and reports, a virtual driving lab, and related links.
» Alexander Communications Group, Inc. - Offers several newsletters on emerging energy and transportation technology, including intelligent transportation systems (ITS), alternative vehicles, and fuel cell research and development. Some free content.
» Automated People Mover Standards Committee - An organization developing standards for automated people movers. Includes publications, directives, and meeting notes.
» AWAKE - Pipeline project for a system to assess driver vigilance and give off a warning, if need be. Lists consortium members and purpose of the project. Based in Europe.
» Car Innovations - How cars might appear in the future.
» Future Transportation - Small enthusiast site, with maglev trains, solar sails, transport history. Brief descriptions, diagrams, photographs.
» Hydro Lance Corp. - High Aspect Ratio Twin Hull (H.A.R.T.H.): new, innovative marine ocean ship platform architecture with passive designed, high stability and safety, low fuel use, achieves high speeds in high seas: 50-75 knots.
» I.N.S.E.A.N. - Description of research facilities and programs. Includes publications.
» The National Transportation Library - Provides online access to documents and databases covering all aspects of transportation in the U.S. Material is contributed by public and private organizations around the country and access is free.
» Planning Rural Roads - Designed to help planners and managers of rural roads networks in developing countries. Covers topics such as selection, design, funding, and maintenance.
» Predit - French national program in land transport research and innovation. Information about strategic program efforts to improve performance relative to energy, noise, pollution and environment.
» SMRTram - Horizontal pedestrian mobility system to stretch average walking access distances along selected corridors. Similar to light rail and buses, but with rubber tires on a concrete guideway.

» Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference - 2006 - Details presentations, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. (December 11, 2002)